Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley spoke to NewsNation about a whistleblower’s recent claims that the government has a secret UFO program, saying though he doesn’t kn…

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    1 year ago

    I would caution any legitimizing of this information by far right politicians or pundits. Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones and now Josh Hawley have all begun parading this intelligence around. It doesn’t matter whether their reasoning is to change the subject on current party problems, run static and amplify over top of bad actions, or to just generally gain press and stir things up as agents of chaos. Just know that they are using this story to their own ends and for their own means and that tying them to it can very well act like a poison pill as things progress. I really hope that something comes from all of this but if this Nazi saluting seditionist was the one to say it I wouldn’t believe it for a single second.

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      1 year ago

      Sounds like you are falling victim to the “genetic fallacy”. One of the easiest logical fallacies to fall into.

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        I’m not falling for any fallacy dude. We are discussing a topic that is already going to need to pass the highest scrutiny imaginable and is done damage, when associated with a man who’s own friends say, is a liar. Credibility is what the whole of this situation needs and at every level. The majority appeal of this situation is entirely based around the perceived inscrutable nature of the whistleblower and the vocal respected character references that are relevant. If you like Josh Hawley, unfortunate, but so be it. Just know that it will always be the case that you are known by the company you keep.